Research Article | Open Access
The Influence of Environment-based Biology Learning Integrated with Local Wisdom and Character Education on Student’s Higher Order Thinking Skills and Environmental Care Attitude
Khairil Hadi Dazrullisa Endang Susantini Sunu Kuntjoro
Pages: 663-672
Abstract
Teachers are required to improve the learning quality that is indicated by an increase
of learning outcomes and student’s good behavior. The present study examined
whether environment-based biology learning materials integrated with local wisdom
and character education had an effect on students' higher order thinking skills (HOTS)
and environmental care attitudes. This study used quantitative research approach with
a quasi-experimental research and a post-test only control design. There were 200
tenth-grade students and 10 biology teachers participating in this study. The data were
analyzed using Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) and independent sample
t-test. The results showed that there was a significant effect of students' higher order
thinking skills and students' environmental care attitudes between students who were
taught using the developed teaching materials and those who were taught using
textbooks (F (2, 197) = 1.077, p< 0.001; Wilks Lambda = 0.478, np2 = 0.522). The use
of environment, local wisdom, and character education in developing teaching
materials provided new nuances in the learning process, where students did not only
have knowledge but also attitudes and skills. In addition, students could understand
the ideas or messages of the subject matter very well. Although the results portrayed
in this study depicted that the class taught using the developed teaching materials was
better than the class taught using textbooks, it could not be denied that the teacher's
pedagogical mastery also determined the success of the teaching and learning
process.
Keywords
Biology Learning, Teaching Materials, Higher Order Thinking Skills, Students' Environmental Care.